Procedural Programming (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica stands out from traditional computer languages in supporting many programming paradigms. Procedural programming is the only paradigm available in languages like C ...

Standalone Mathematica Kernels (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica's core language and computation capabilities can be accessed not only through its rich interactive notebook interface, but also directly through a command-line ...

Connect to Other Systems (Mathematica How To)

The unified architecture of Mathematica is highly extensible, allowing you to connect to other systems and programs. Using the MathLink communication protocol, which operates ...

Work with Variables and Functions (Mathematica How To)

Variables and functions are integral to Mathematica 's symbolic programming language. These "How tos" give step-by-step instructions for common tasks related to variables, ...

AllowScriptLevelChange (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

AllowScriptLevelChange is an option for fractions and grids that controls whether certain operators, such as \[Sum], \[Product], and \[Integral], always appear smaller than ...

ButtonBoxOptions (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ButtonBoxOptions -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2, ...} is an option for cells that specifies settings for buttons within the cell.

Defer (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Defer[expr] yields an object that displays as the unevaluated form of expr, but that is evaluated if it is explicitly given as Mathematica input.

FontProperties (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FontProperties -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2} specifies font properties.

FractionBoxOptions (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FractionBoxOptions -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2, ...} is an option for cells that specifies settings for FractionBox objects within the cell.

FullForm (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FullForm[expr] prints as the full form of expr, with no special syntax.